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limmer

nounpeople

shameless, immodest, disreputable woman

a shameless, immodest woman; an insulting term for a brazen or disreputable woman

Example in use

Yon limmer aye sits reet in da middle.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/LIM-mer/

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Origin & context

scotsolderinsult

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